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Favourite book
What are Alastair's favourite books?
  1. Favourite book
    00:45
    Favourite book
  2. Book Introduction
    01:20
    Book Introduction
  3. Reading from The Boxer
    01:42
    Reading from The Boxer
  4. How to Start Writing a Book
    06:40
    How to Start Writing a Book
  5. It Does Matter
    02:17
    It Does Matter
  6. Dealing with Racists
    01:11
    Dealing with Racists
  7. Taking Up Boxing
    03:04
    Taking Up Boxing
  8. Box Yourself
    03:44
    Box Yourself
  9. Self-Defence
    02:59
    Self-Defence
  10. Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
    04:07
    Reading from The Boxer - Part 2
  11. Question and Answer - Part 1
    05:57
    Question and Answer - Part 1
  12. Question and Answer - Part 2
    04:39
    Question and Answer - Part 2
  13. Slugs and Brain Pâté
    11:48
    Slugs and Brain Pâté
  14. Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
    16:05
    Whuppity Stoorie by Lari Don
  15. Reading from The Crossing
    04:47
    Reading from The Crossing
  16. The right words in the right order
    02:38
    The right words in the right order
  17. Relationship Behaviour
    01:57
    Relationship Behaviour
  18. Draw Along
    10:16
    Draw Along
  19. Manjeet’s writing process
    07:37
    Manjeet’s writing process
  20. We are all storytellers
    05:27
    We are all storytellers
  21. Sputnik
    00:55
    Sputnik
  22. Start with a face
    02:25
    Start with a face
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